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12th February 12, 01:17 AM
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Re: Tartan of the Month - Feb 12: what do you see
![Quote](http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/images/misc/quote_icon.png) Originally Posted by Nick the DSM
If the pattern is uneven, wouldn't that mean it was homemade? Would it be from a loom or do they do it by hand?
It was done by hand - a hand-loom. One cannot plait or somehow fold yarn to make tartan cloth.
![Quote](http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/images/misc/quote_icon.png) Originally Posted by Ryan Ross
I've got it- This is all a prolonged and cruel joke, and it's actually taken from a plaid shirt that you got from a charity shop.
...am I right?
Heck- Is it the end of a tie that used to keep a kilt closed? Or that tied back some tartan drapes?
I'm grasping at straws, here. ![Confused](http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/images/smilies/icon_confused.gif)
I'd say more like casting about widely.
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